H1B, H4 Visa

hi guys
        I want to tell my experience in newdelhi consulate for h1 b vis stamping.Well let me start with my orginal story.i had gone to calgary,canada to get visa stamped but it got denied there saying am not a resident of this consular district and asked me to go to india(221g).Well in india i booked an apointment in delhi(since iam a resident of us ia can apply in any of four consulates).i went to delhi on 2o feb and it was very cool.
the questions
tell about ur company
how long have been with them
ur roles in the company
that is all
no documents aasked no paystubs no company letter just the basics 156,157,i797
may be i was lucky so all u people out there
good luck.and remenber not getting us visa is the no the end of the world.
ranju

Thanks to all who has share their exp on this site..now its my time to help others...

I got H1 last week after 221g.i had visited mumbai cnsulate in dec the interview went ok .here r the conversion at 2 nos window

VO: i want to see ur daughter..(withour asking anything)
me:here..
VO:why u want to go to US
me:better prospect & will get some internation exp.
VO:how will it help
Me:in terms of technology
Vo:whts ur salary
me:xxxx
Vo:presently where r u working
me:xx
VO:give me ur i-129
me:gave
VO:sorry i m not going to issue visa today as i req additional docuts as mentioned in the letter
Me:mam i have the docuts u pls see it
Vo:i said listen to me carefully,i know u dnt have all the docs..
Me:pls see it all r there...
VO:dont argue with me come next time
Me:ok
VO:dont bring ur child next time (she is 7months old)

very disappoint the way she talked,they neither see my appointment letter neighter any other docuts..she has issued 221g asking abt 15 docuts...i thought it not posible fr me to get it..but thanks to my employer they gave all 15 docut...we went after 2.5 months.after waiting for around 7 hrs will get chance ,..interview goes like this..

Me:good aftenoon
Vo:good afternoon
Vo:we have asked set docuts do u have
me:yes here r they
VO:compare with 221g and check in details..abt 3-4min and she replied nw we dont have any prob in issuing visa ..v r satisfied with u as well as ur company
me:thanks
Vo:whts ur salary
xx
Vo:which states & city r u going
me:x & y
Vo:ok njoy with ur daughter..
me:Thanks..

So dont worry after 221g ,go with confidence ( know after 1st time little bit low but keep ur self up)luck will aslo paly major role..

if anybody has any queries send me mail..

Thanks to all

Sunny
AHmedabad
[email protected]

hai all.this vfs site is awesome.
i got 221g on 23 feb 2006.because of convocation.and VO said that send the documents through DROPBOX.

can anybody tell me what are the documents i have to send and If i sends the documents trough VFS DROPBOX whether i will get the visa or not.How many days will take for this DROPBOX process to get the reply from counsilate to me.

If anybody replies highly appreciated.

nothing

Hi Friends,

Yesterday I had an interview in chennai for H1B, they was huge crowd, all of them were H1B applicants and luckly most of them got through.
My slot was 10-12 in the morning and my interview turn came in the evening at 5.30 which just lasted only for 1 minute and i got an 221(g) form, reason being my H1 Employer has only 12 Employees currently and I had submitted the inhouse product development details, and as per the VO, the company has less employee and it cannot be product development company. Therefore he asked to get the
1. Client project details
2. Contract b/w my Employer and Client.
3. Photographs of Client software development facility.

I spoke to my Employer and he said he will be sending the above in a day or two.

Can anyone suggest if I need to prepare something additionaly apart from the above?

Did anyone come across the same suggestion/reason for 221(g)?

Thanks a lot for all who are posting they valuable postings.

Sam!!!!!!!
Bangalore

hi all,
 recently i hve attended for h1 visa interview. already i got 221.this is my second visit to chennai. unfortunately this time too i got 221.
            can anybody tell me whether i'll get visa r not. is there any body who faced the situa like me?
            rply plz..........
            thanks.
If you post Your experience you are highly appreciated.

I typed a wrong "Date Of Issue" of my passport in form DS156. Now I went to the VFS office and told them that I cannot edit that field on their website and asked them what should be done to change the Date in my form. The lady there told me that I cannot change the first 14 fields and I had 2 options.

1. I can cancel this appointment and take a new one with correct details. OR
2. I can explain my case to the VO at the time of my interview.

Taking an appointment again is not possible for me as I have an apt of March 6 and now if I take an appointment it will be somewhere in July. I have decided to go for the interview and explain my case to VO.

Has anyone faced a similar situation ? If yes, please get back to me. I am really confused. Also let me know what answer I should give the VO if asked about the mistake.

Thanks and Regards,
Nisha

Hi Guys....

If your visa is in Admin processing , defnitely . Consulate guys will contact you soon. but be pateint .

i have got a call from consulate to attend the interview .

last visit was 1st week of Jan'06 , now they are calling ..

All the best guys .. but be cool

Hi,

I have got an H1B appointment in US consulate in Jun 1st week through one consultancy. I am working in big MNC in India and they are asking me to go for L1 visa.

Can i take the appointment for L1 visa in consulate since I have already appointment for H1b?

Could some one please help me on this?

Thanks,
Seenu

Hey guys,

I got my H1B approved from Mumbai Consulate on 23rd Feb. It was really easy but before getting to that let me mention the things that happen before the interview since most people here have mentioned those things for other consulates.

The time given to me was 8:15 am, I reached there at 8:00 am and there was a long line. Once they started allowing people inside, they asked the people who were alone to come forward and asked the people who had come in groups for interviews to stand behind...dunno why they did this. Anyway's you walk up the stairs and you have your security check. You need to remove your belt, watch and wallet and place it alongwith your documents on the table. The security guy will quickly go through your folder and ask you some stuff to make sure you're not carrying any eatables, cigarettes, etc. You then pass the metal detector and if it doesn't beep he'll give you your stuff alongwith a small wooden block (to signify that you have passed the security check) which you need to return while leaving.

After that you enter the main hall. Just to the right you'll find a desk with 2 people with all the yellow envelopes. You need to give your passport, I797, I129, HDFC receipts and show your appointment letter to them (this is for locating your envelope). Ok, well at this point things started going wrong for me since I had applied for this interview in October and had paid 4400 + 2200 but now they've made it 4400 + 2300. Briliiant really!!, they should have atleast pardoned the people who had registered earlier (it's not about the money...I wasted 1 hour and this got me really frustrated). But no, I had to now leave the consulate and get a draft for 100 bucks and since most banks open only after 9 I was stuck (it was around 8:30 at that time). Well at 9 am I got a draft made from Indian overseas bank and the only god thing was that I could go and stand ahead. We'll once again I had to undergo security check and reached the counter where I was previously turned back from.

After this counter takes your documents and arranges them for you, you have to stand in queue for counter 1 where they'll scan your index fingers and you also hand over all the documents you got from the earlier counter at counter number 1. You'll just have a pink token with your number on it and obviously your supporting documents in your file/folder, etc.

Now wait your turn. Do pay proper attention since sometimes it's hard to hear the numbers. At around 9:50 am my number was called. There were 2 people ahead of me and the guy took a long time with the first person. He went in to check some thing as well ...didn't look like the girl would get her visa, but he finally granted it. The guy before me...his interview seemed cool since he took barely 2-3 mins. Next came my turn...

After greeting each other -

(order of conversation might not be exactly as he asked me the questions)

VO: Reads out the company name from the I797
Me: Can't do much but say yes sir.

VO: How did I learn about the company?
Me: Uploaded my resume on dice and they found me there, etc

VO: C/C++ - which one's better (I don't know where he found that, might be on the questionnaire we had to fill out while registering for appointment)?
Me: cooked up some stuff and told him

VO: What will be your salary?
Me: $abc per annum

VO: (goes through my passport) So I see you've been to USA before
Me: Yes sir, in YY as visitor and ZZ on F1.

VO: Tell me something about your family - what are your brother sister doing?
Me: Bro is doing aaaa at bbbb (studying at US University) and my father works for cccc

That was pretty much it as far as relevant stuff went. In between he told me that he too was from the same state where I'll be going and so he's generous towards those people :P. Then he sees my b'day and says "my brother is born on the same day....seems like today is your lucky day". He was a really nice person and he told me he'll grant my visa only if I went to one of his favorite eat-outs (obviously just joking).
The interview lasted just 2-3 mins just like the previous interview and I didn't feel nervous at all (I was scared that I might screw up when I actually stand in front of the VO)... may be it was me or may be it was his jovial nature that put me at ease.

I collected my passport the same evening from VFS (between 5 and 6 pm). While they charge rs 56 for it, on this ocassion they didn't but do make sure you carry extra money if you want to collect your passport at VFS.